Charlotte Fire Fighters
Charlotte Fire Fighters posed for this picture on January 18, 1916. Physical Description: 4x5 negative 2 copies, 8x10 glossy, Publisher: Unknown
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Hornet's Nest
Charlotte City Hall
This is Charlotte's first real City Hall. Built in 1891, 1, on the corner of Fifth and North Tryon Streets.
ID Number: H_2000_01_222_30
Image Year: 1900
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy
Category: Hornets' Nest
Format: Black and White
Image Negative: 1
Print: 1
Donor: Simmons
Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Publisher: Unknown
Photographer: J.W. and Mary Moon
Confederate Monument
The Confederate Monument in Elmwood Cemetery was erected on June 30, 1887 by the builders Berryhill & Johnson. The Ladies' Memorial Association rasied $995 for its construction. Members of the Association included Mary A. Osborne, C.M. Gibbons, Sue B. Watts, Bessie M. Watts, Carrie Wittkowsky, Jane Renwick Wilkes, and Laura Morrison Brown. In May, the association discovered it did not have funds. John Wilkes offerred to finish the work at his factory, The Mecklenburg Iron Works for half the cost.
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Copy of a postcard of Covenant Presbyterian Church at 1000 East Morehead Street. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
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Print: 1
Miss Bertha Wohlfore's Sixth Grade Class at College Street School
The Sixth Grade class of Miss Bertha Wohlfore at College Street Elementary School. The latter was located at 600-606 North College Street.
Shipp Mounument
Originally located located at West Fourth and Mint Streets the Shipp monument was erected was erected to honor the memory of Lieutenant William Ewen Shipp (1861-1898) of Charlotte who died in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War. The Winnsboro granite obelisk was paid for by funds donated by North Carolina schoolchildren. Today, the monument is located on the east side of the Federal Courthouse on West Trade Street.
Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives - 2 copies Publisher: Unknown
Charlotte City Hall
This building was the temporary location of Charlotte's City Hall during a transition period. It was located on the northwest corner of Tryon and Sixth Streets. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives- 2 copies Publisher: Unknown.
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Print: 1
Sixth grade class of Miss Loma Squires at College Street Elementary
The sixth grade class of Miss Loma Squires at College Street Elementary School. The latter was located at 600-606 North Tryon Street.
Myers Park
Early development of Myers Park. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives- 2 copies Publisher: Unknown
Presbyterian College
Presbyterian College was located on North College Street. The school changed its name to Queens College (now university) and moved to Selwyn Avenue in the Myers Park neighborhood. Converted to apartments, this building and others have since been demolished. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy, 4x5 negatives - 2 copies Publisher: Unknown